With her strong, line-based, colourful style, London-based illustrator May van Millingen works with a variety of leading brands across publishing, fashion and advertising. May's unique, detailed work has strong historical references and she continues to work on a variety of exciting projects.

May van Millingen

Overview

With her strong, line-based, colourful style, London-based illustrator May van Millingen works with a variety of leading brands across publishing, fashion and advertising. May's unique, detailed work has strong historical references and she continues to work on a variety of exciting projects.

Approach

May combines hand drawing with digital processes, and uses ink, pencil and watercolours to create her work. Her process usually combines mark-making, strong graphic lines, cross-hatched shading and a bold use of colour.

Style

Colourful, observational and diverse, May’s work often contains numerous drawings that come together to form a series. Her style has been influenced by old botanical and scientific drawings, which she often studies.

Client List

Topshop

Mario Testino

Uniqlo

Marks and Spencer

The Washington Post

Waitrose

Toyota

Kettle Chips

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